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Thank you guys for sharing your memories! My First Destiel Fic is a nostalgic survey open to any destiel fan and has a simple goal - to celebrate fics that were our gateway into a wonderful world of destiel shipping. Thank you, fic writers, you are our heroes!

from @lolastarfishthings​

Hey ! I started watching Supernatural in 2014-1015, but stopped at s8 or so. When I heard the series was ending, I watched up til mid s12, (+ also the very last episode –still not over that by the way). I only started reading Destiel fanfics this year, and the first one that I read, and one that I'll always remember is "The One Thing You Can’t Lose" (short, extremely fluffy, totally what I love). Then I read "Thursday's child" (found on your site!), this one is truly incredible (read it!)

All fic titles link directly to the fic, when it’s possible, we have added link to our review or submitted rec post.

The One Thing You Can't Lose by MajorEnglishEsquire [T, 5,000 word count, posted 2014]

You know what I like a lot? The thought that Dean can just tug Cas anywhere at any time and Cas, who can lift tons without effort, who can demolish things with the light of his grace, who has battled and gone to war, has defended and broken, will just let Dean do it.

Thursday’s Child by strangenessandcharm [NC-17, 114,000 word count, posted 2009] (our review)

Thursday’s child has far to go. Spoilers for 5.04, ‘The End’. So I got to wondering: what would have happened if past!Dean hadn’t turned up in 2014, and future!Dean had actually succeeded in killing Lucifer with the Colt? Apparently, it involves lots of angsting. Who knew?

from @educatedinyellow​

I'd been following bendingsignpost's tumblr for years because I loved his fic in the Sherlock fandom. In 2017 he posted a message asking if anyone would be interested in giving his latest fic a beta read. I contacted him and said I'd love to do that, but when he told me it was an SPN fic, I had to admit I'd never seen the show. I said I'd still be glad to beta if he didn't mind my unfamiliarity, and he said that was fine by him! So beta reading for Cinderwings was my intro to Destiel.  Cinderwings was *such* a masterful and amazing fic, I fell completely in love with the ship and the characters (especially Cas). After that, with the help of a friend who was already a fan, I started catching up on the show from the beginning, and have had the best time joining in the fandom in the years since! Another friend recommended the works of orange_crushed to me very early on, and Fearson's Floating Cigarette was another of my first favorites :)

Cinderwings by bendingsignpost [M, 182,000 word count, posted 2018] (our review)

Under the cover of a masquerade ball, Castiel has five nights to recover the key to his people’s freedom. The world has changed greatly in the six centuries since their banishment into the void, but the task isn’t impossible. Unfortunately for Castiel, this is going to involve talking to people - especially the Knight Prince who has taken an interest in Castiel and his “costume” wings.(Destiel Cinderella AU)

Fearson’s floating cigarette. by orange_crushed [M, 11,500 word count, posted 2014] (submitted rec post)

“That son of a bitch,” Dean says. He strangles the handful of french fries he’s been holding, and one by one their warm, helpless, potato-y insides crumble over the tops of his fingers. He feels a brief burst of irrational, almost homicidal rage. “That floppy bow-tie wearing son of a bitch.” Dean is gonna kill Jimmy Wonderman. He’s gonna shove a never-ending string of scarves down his throat. He’s gonna make him eat balloon animals until he floats off into space.

from @rolling-stoned-girl

Hi! I joined the fandom at the tail end of season 8. Gosh it's crazy to think how long it's been a part of my life. The first Destiel fic I ever read was Thursday's Child by strangeandcharm. Not only was it my first Destiel fic, it was the first fic I'd read period. I remember being sucked into this whole new side of fandom, one where the fans get to decide what happens with these two beautiful characters. Thursday's Child set the bar high for me early on in my shipper career XD.

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